Actual result
D+2.9
Final polls said
R+2.0
1 late poll · ✗
Model predicted
R+1.9
✗
Winner
Dem
"Final polls said" averages polls from the last ~3 weeks — the call right before the vote, and how pollsters are rated. The model's prediction is walk-forward (trained only on earlier races).
Final rankings
How everyone who called this race did, ranked — VotePredictor shown inline (★).
Pollsters — each pollster's final poll vs the result
| # | Pollster | Final call | Miss | Called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VotePredictor | R+1.9 | 4.7 | ✗ |
| 2 | RT Strategies | R+2.0 | 4.8 | ✗ |
Polls (2)
| Pollster | Date | n | Poll | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT Strategies | 2006-10-25 | 442 | R+2.0 | 5 |
| RT Strategies | 2006-10-09 | 1000 | D+1.0 | 2 |